Bullsh*t As A Legal Construct #carrotranch

Posted on May 22, 2018 by

This week’s prompt from the Carrot Ranch

May 17, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about property values. Perhaps its a home, business or pencil museum. What makes them go up or down? Go where the prompt leads.

‘You ever wanted to buy property, Logan?’

‘Once. Made a lawyer laugh, though.’

‘I didn’t know they were allowed.’

‘Yeah. He read these papers and wrote me the value was adversely impacted by the dodgy basement.’

‘Damp?’

‘Just listen. When I called, told him it was a second floor flat he laughed. Said it was a crap spell check and he meant an easement?’

‘What’s that?’

‘A right of way.’

‘Why didn’t he say?’

‘That’s what I asked. He said he thought easement was easier to understand than incorporeal hereditament.’

‘Is that even a thing?’

‘Twat.’

‘Aren’t they all?’

About TanGental

My name is Geoff Le Pard. Once I was a lawyer; now I am a writer. I've published four books - Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle, My Father and Other Liars, Salisbury Square and Buster & Moo. In addition I have published three anthologies of short stories and a memoir of my mother. More will appear soon. I will try and continue to blog regularly at geofflepard.com about whatever takes my fancy. I hope it does yours too. These are my thoughts and no one else is to blame. If you want to nab anything I post, please acknowledge where it came from.
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12 Responses to Bullsh*t As A Legal Construct #carrotranch

  2. Ritu says:
    May 22, 2018 at 3:37 pm

    You do make me giggle!!!!

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  4. robbiesinspiration says:
    May 22, 2018 at 6:14 pm

    Good thing I didn’t become a lawyer, Geoff. I agree with you [grin].

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  5. JT Twissel says:
    May 22, 2018 at 7:30 pm

    Gads, my experience with easements has not been good. Most are not well-spelled out to begin with and subject to wildly differing interpretations. BS is right.

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  6. D. Avery @shiftnshake says:
    May 26, 2018 at 12:27 am

    What’s black and tan and looks good on a lawyer?
    A Doberman Pinscher.

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  7. Sarah Brentyn says:
    May 28, 2018 at 2:18 am

    Good one. 😄 Love these D.O. pieces. (Dialogue only.) A tweep and I used to have D.O. challenges to twitter micro prompts. Fun.

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